“Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” – Hebrews 13:3
Maryam and Marziyeh are two young Iranian women who operated a Bible smuggling operation in Tehran for years. These brave Christian women distributed thousands of Bibles until police discovered what they were doing and arrested them. Not long after their arrest, they began to receive letters – more than 7,500 of them sent from all over the world. Thousands of men, women, and children each took a few minutes to write words of encouragement.
Maryam and Marziyeh said that the guards treated them more humanely as soon as the letters began to arrive. In addition, it greatly encouraged them to know that believers worldwide were “standing with us in the battle, and [letting us] know we were not alone.”
Maryam and Marziyeh were released in November 2008.
Throughout the world, there are still men and women imprisoned for their faith in Jesus Christ. Today in prayer, pray for those in Iran and ask the Lord to comfort them and free them from their prison.
“Those that are themselves at liberty must sympathize with those that are in bonds and adversity as if they were bound with them in the same chain: they must feel the sufferings of their brethren.” – Matthew Henry
God’s Word: “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'” – Matthew 25:36
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